Shoe Tree

[Floored]

Just drove bye it coming back from Riverside and its only about 2 ft tall, Black and no branches, maybe 3 shoes and none around it anymore. It left a sad feeling about the state of the world that someone had to destroy a simple tree that wasn't hurting anything. :confused: I would have taken a pic but someone stole my digital camera :mad: What next , rake the rock names along the tracks?

[sanger rat]

What is the shoe tree and what happened to it?

[Havasu_Dreamin]

What is the shoe tree and what happened to it?
It was a tree on Rice Road that peeps going to and from the river would leave old shoes hanging on the branches. Someone burned it down a few months ago.

[H20Advantage]

A tree out in the middle on nowhere on the way to the river that people would stop and hang shoes on. Got to be kind of a tradition until some jerk lit it on fire.
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/510/353Shoetree.jpg
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/564P5220006-med.jpg
After someone lit it on fire:
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/541scan0002-med.jpg

[Parker Dreamin]

People have started to put shoes on and around but it just not the same.

[cola]

This is what is left. Yes a sad time we live in & are leaving for our grandkids. :devil:
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/1268111_1188_WEB-med.jpg

[cola]

H2O what year was this pic. taken.
Thanks, Mike
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/510/353Shoetree.jpg

[purrfecttremor]

WTF its been like that most of the year but why?was it a menace to society?i frankly dont understand.it seems like every time we do rice road its been burnt again!does anyome understand why?

[sanger rat]

Bummer! Thanks for the info. Anybody check to see if that rearend is a 12bolt?

[sanger rat]

You guys should plant a new tree?

[Debbolas]

we were going to do that..........boozer, River kitty and I.........we just never got around to it :D

[100+Placecraft]

There's another one on Rt 66, in between Amboy and where 66 joins back up with the 40.

[cola]

There's another one on Rt 66, in between Amboy and where 66 joins back up with the 40.
I've seen this one also. Nice tree.
I have thought about a steel tree the a** holes cant burn. Maybe 2" conduit with lots of arms. :cool:
Late, Mike

[cola]

In it's glory.
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/1268Shoetree1_WEB.jpg

[BoatPI]

The demise began a year ago with the first burning. I can just picture in my mind some thoughtless Dipsh&ts that did this for a thrill. I imagine they were not born when this first became a shoetree.
I recall the first time I spotted it was about 1978 on the way to Parker.
Just like a tagger, mindless. Perhaps we could build gallows on this site and utilize it if the firebug is idetified?

[Tequila-John]

My son about 5 years ago........
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/2013Austin_under_the_shoe_tree.jpg

[cola]

My son about 5 years ago........
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/2013Austin_under_the_shoe_tree.jpg
Looks post 9-11

[Tequila-John]

NOPE before 9-11